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Excerpt from a praise poem of Rim-Sîn: translation

1-9O An, strengthen the foundations of the throne of life. Rim-Sîn, may your name be called by a name of life; may he look upon you with favourable eyes, and pay attention to you.
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May he determine a destiny of life as a fate for you. Rim-Sîn, may you be beloved of An, and may your kingship endure forever. Great An, make him shepherd of the numerous people.


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04.vi.1999-01.ix.1999 : JAB : adapting translation
10.viii.2000 : GC : proofreading
11.viii.2000 : GC : tagging
22.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
22.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed